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David Foster Wallace has become an American legend in his own right, so it makes sense that he’ll be coming to the big screen soon. Jason Segelwill play the famous writer in an adaptation of David Lipsky’sAlthough of Course You End Up Becoming Yourselfwith Jesse Eisenberg as Lispky. Can one movie handle this much neurosis?

Nowadays, Lord of the Flies is a byword for savagery, a book that illustrates more potently than any other just how low it’s possible for humanity to sink. In The Guardian, Robert McCrumties the book’s conception to the second World War, arguing that its view of the world was “unimaginable” without Nazi Europe.

“Heidi Maier, the new superintendent of the 42,000-student Marion County public school district in Florida, said in an interview that she made the decision based on solid research about what works best in improving academic achievement in students.” In place of traditional homework, 20,000 elementary school students will spend 20 minutes reading a book of their choice each night, reportsThe Washington Post. Pair with T.K. Dalton on books, kids, and gender.